Preview: Game 6 vs. Colorado

GAME 6 VS. COLORADO

With their backs against the wall, the St. Louis Blues delivered. Facing a 3-0 deficit in the second period on the brink of elimination, the Blues
mounted a historic comeback
to take Game 5 in Colorado and keep their season going.
The line of Pavel Buchnevich, Robert Thomas and Vladimir Tarasenko totalled six points on the night (including all three on Thomas' late equalizer). The line, that saw incredible success during the regular season, has had a slow start to the playoffs but were able to break through Monday night when needed most.
Though a scoring adjustment reassigned one away from him, Nick Leddy gave a standout performance, recording a playoff career-high three assists as the Blues won the overtime thriller.
While Monday's win was crucial, the work is not done. With a postseason record of 2-3 (.400) at Enterprise Center, the Blues will need to be as strong of a home team as they were in the regular season (26-10-5, .695) in order to keep the series alive.
"Obviously, we want to use this as momentum," said Tyler Bozak after scoring the game winner in OT. "But at the same time, they're a really good hockey team over there, we know they're gonna push, and we're gonna have to be at our best if we want to beat them."
Game 6 is Friday night at 7 p.m.

NOTEWORTHY STATS

-When trailing 3-2 in a best-of-7 series, the Blues hold an all-time series record of 4-21 (.160), though it improves to 2-8 (.200) when starting the series on the road.
-The Blues became the first team in NHL history to score two game-tying goals in the final five minutes of an elimination game, forcing overtime for the eventual win.
-The Game 5 win marked the second time in franchise history that the Blues erased a two-goal deficit in the third period to win an elimination game.

THEY SAID IT

"We had nothing to lose, so we threw it all out there - we had some chances early, but not good enough. We just kept at it, and I think that's the whole story for our team in that game. Just keep at it, keep working, and find a way." - Robert Thomas after Game 5
"We gotta go get this done. It should make our team a little harder, a little grittier in these situations. You can't win every series in four or five (games) - they have a great team and we're excited to go have a huge challenge in St. Louis to try to close out this series." - Nathan MacKinnon after Game 5

BLUE NOTES

The Blues are one of two teams (joining Edmonton) with four players at six or more goals this posteason - David Perron (9), Ryan O'Reilly (7), Jordan Kyrou (6), Vladimir Tarasenko (6)... Nick Leddy became the 12th defenseman in Blues history to post three assists in a playoff game... Tarasenko secured third place all-time in posteason points as a Blue, reaching 60 on his career after a goal and an assist in Game 5. He also became the second player in Blues history to reach 40 career playoff goals, joining Brett Hull... With two in Game 5, Robert Thomas now shares fourth all-time in franchise goals scored in an elimination game.